Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues including excise taxes	$ 20,444	$ 20,380	$ 56,516	$ 58,072
Excise taxes on products	12,998	12,738	35,266	35,980
Net revenues	7,446	7,642	21,250	22,092
Cost of sales	2,416	2,605	6,997	7,735
Gross profit	5,030	5,037	14,253	14,357
Marketing, administration and research costs (Notes 8, 18 & 19)	1,769	2,234	5,435	6,282
Amortization of intangibles	18	15	55	50
Operating income	3,243	2,788	8,763	8,025
Interest expense, net	163	132	454	434
Pension and other employee benefit costs (Note 3)	23	20	68	61
Earnings before income taxes	3,057	2,636	8,241	7,530
Provision for income taxes	640	635	1,764	1,670
Equity investments and securities (income)/loss, net	(20)	(45)	4	(86)
Net earnings	2,437	2,046	6,473	5,946
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	130	150	393	377
Net earnings attributable to PMI	$ 2,307	$ 1,896	$ 6,080	$ 5,569
Per share data:
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.48	$ 1.22	$ 3.90	$ 3.57
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.48	$ 1.22	$ 3.90	$ 3.57